Russian students are being presented with an ultra-nationalist curriculum, full of militarism and hatred toward Ukraine. The young teacher Pavel Talankin filmed the indoctrination of Russian children and smuggled the footage abroad for a documentary.
With his camera, this teacher documents life at a school in the Russian provinces. He shows how, after the invasion of Ukraine, propaganda and nationalism gradually seep into education. He has now fled the country.
While recording how the school carries out the government’s directives, he realizes he now has unique footage. Through contacts he gets in touch with an American director. Together they decide to make a documentary: “Mr. Nobody Against Putin.”
Since the invasion of Ukraine, new textbooks have been written in Russia in which the war against Ukraine is justified and excused. President Putin is rewriting history and shaping a new generation of loyal Putin supporters.
Meanwhile, the performance of ordinary students is declining, as becomes clear during staff meetings.
Talankin films everything, including the visit from the controversial Wagner Group and the forced military drills, such as shooting practice and grenade throwing.
To make this film, he had to flee, because criticizing President Putin’s new education policy is simply not possible in Russia.
Coming to theaters on 2026-01-15
Insane bravery. Talankin gave up almost everything in order to tell the world about this.
Remember, also, that among the children being indoctrinated into Russia’s new forever war are TWENTY. THOUSAND. Ukrainian children who have been stolen from their homes and forcibly resettled in Russian territory with Russian families.
20k that we know about. There’s probably A LOT more that are unaccounted for.
Anything’s possible when you make shit up
Prove it’s made up. I dare you.
Two day old account and calling bullshit out left, right and centre. Welcome!
Burden of proof for your claims is on you, and we both know you don’t have any actual evidence for this bullshit
“How Moscow grabs Ukrainian kids and makes them Russians”
How the West Tolerated Russia’s Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children
очное число украинских детей, насильно вывезенных за время войны в Россию, неизвестно — по данным Киева, речь идет почти о 20 тысячах.
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
There are literally dozens more, from countries all over the world.
I dare you again. Prove me wrong. I’ve got dozens of world governments and human rights watchdog organizations on my side.
What have you got?